Peter Thiel made a comment on his podcast interview with Bari Weiss that’s sure to ruffle the feathers of Team Trump.
Thiel was a huge supporter of Trump in 2016. I’m not sure if he is still a Trump supporter these days, but he did say that he thinks DeSantis would make a terrific president and he didn’t caveat it with “in 2028” or “down the road”.
NEW from Peter Thiel → 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
"I think @RonDeSantisFL would make a terrific president if he's the Republican nominee. I will strongly support him in 2024."
via @BariWeiss's @TheHonestlyPod https://t.co/qPLQxK3HQf pic.twitter.com/XAUrphDFiW
— Brian Anderson (@AZBrianAnderson) May 3, 2023
His full comment: “I think DeSantis would make a terrific President. If he’s the Republican nominee, I will strongly support him in 2024.”
It’s a short audio clip and I actually searched the Bari Weiss podcast for it and couldn’t find it. I just wanted to hear what was around it to get a better idea of the context. Ah well.
Either way, it is a definitive statement but not a surprising one since Thiel is a Republican. I guess we’ll have to wait and see if Trump decides to bash Thiel for this on his Truth Social account.